Goat

Restaurant | Chelsea, London

Inspiration: Relaxed ‘New York’ style restaurant.

The building was pared back to its existing structure to expose its original, raw characteristics and unique charm. This building used to be a very dark and dingy boozer.

A large site, consisting of 3 floors and 4 offers. On the ground floor is a relaxed restaurant with lower ground private dining area. Up on first floor is a stylish cocktail bar and hidden away from view is ‘The Chelsea Prayer Room’, a ‘speakeasy’ bar that is tricky to find.

The ‘Big Idea’ for the overall space was to make sure that all 3 floors linked together and are clearly visible as you enter. By opening up a void around the main stairs the views up and down are generous and invite you to explore further. The aesthetic for the 3 floors is slightly different on each level for that all important change of pace but there is an overall theme of recycle and reuse with touches of that all important ‘chelsea’ glamour.

“Finch Interiors helped us completely transform our site on Fulham Road which has a resulted in a venue substantially better than we’d imagined. It’s been great working with them as they’ve listened to our requests and acted on them, advising us on the best course of action at all stages. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for a designer, or for someone to rummage through an antiques fair at 6:30am on a snowy January morning, and hope we get the opportunity to use them again soon."

STEVE MANKTELOW

Owner GOAT, London